LEADER 02889nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910778045603321 005 20230331005809.0 010 $a0-8173-8278-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000774938 035 $a(EBL)454542 035 $a(OCoLC)654398435 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000113667 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127942 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000113667 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10101073 035 $a(PQKB)10933761 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357288 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12151418 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357288 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10352564 035 $a(PQKB)11436006 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454542 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9237 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454542 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10309874 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000774938 100 $a20080921d1987 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBombast and broadsides$b[electronic resource] $ethe lives of George Johnstone /$fRobin F.A. Fabel 210 $aTuscaloosa, AL $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc1987 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 300 $aSpine title: Bombast & broadsides. 311 $a0-8173-1192-0 311 $a0-8173-0337-5 320 $aIncludes bibliography: p. [221]-233 and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Johnstone Family Tree; 1. Man of War; 2. ""Emporium of the New World""; 3. The Guerilla of Leadenhall Street; 4. ""Man of Business""; 5. A Philadelphia Story; 6. Gunpowder and Port; 7. The Broad Pendant Wavers; 8. Final Appointments; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a George Johnstone has never received the scholarly attention he fully merits. Historians have assessed him, usually briefly, as governor of West Florida, or as naval commander, or as a member of parliament. Nevertheless, none has considered his important role in East India Company politics, nor, until Bombast and Broadsides, has one synthesized the various roles in which Johnstone was entrusted with high responsibilities. Through research in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kew, London, Philadelphia, and Washington in largely unpublished manuscripts, together with the use of secondary sources, 606 $aLegislators$zGreat Britain$vBiography 606 $aGovernors$zWest Florida$vBiography 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge II, 1727-1760 615 0$aLegislators 615 0$aGovernors 676 $a941.07 676 $a941.07/3/0924 676 $a941.0730924 676 $a941.1072092 700 $aFabel$b Robin F. A.$f1934-$01553455 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778045603321 996 $aBombast and broadsides$93814000 997 $aUNINA